Full disclosure: I was told to start a Blog to increase traffic to our website to improve SEO (Search Engine Optimization) so that more people can find us on Google. At first, I thought, “I don’t care that much and don’t have time for that.” But then I thought, “(1) I could Blog, I’m a decent writer, (2) that might be fun, and (3) there might be a good number of people out there who would be interested in the life, mind and experiences of a young, first-time entrepreneur, the budding business him and his wife began, and the world of Board Games that we all love.” I’m a good writer, but even I can’t resist the allure of long, itemized, run-on-sentences.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the origin story of the new Mancala Monk Blog. Welcome. We hope you will follow along and enjoy. My goal is to write an engaging post about once a week which will let you, the reader, inside and behind-the-scenes; into the inner life of a young #hamont small-business and the people who are behind it. We hope you will get to know us, the Monk and the world of table-toppery a little bit better. ​I also promise to keep things short and snappy. Terse and to the point. COMPACT AND CONCISE. Non-garrulous and non-circumlocutory. I am being ironic, of course, but I mean it. Which is why this post is finished and you will have to wait until next week for more. #TLDRisreal